Midwife Salary in Albuquerque, New Mexico

How much does a Midwife make in Albuquerque, NM?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Midwife in Albuquerque, NM is $119,083. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $109,276 to $135,023, with most professionals earning between $100,347 and $149,535.

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What is a Midwife?

A Midwife traditionally is not a physician or doctor and is not required to have the medical educationâ€”such as medical school and residencyâ€”that is necessary to become a physician or doctor. Rather, education and training for a Midwife equips them to recognise the variations of normal progress of labor, and understand how to deal with deviations from normal. They may intervene in high risk situations such as breech births, twin births and births where the baby is in a posterior position, using non-invasive techniques. When a pregnant woman requires care beyond the Midwife's scope of practi...

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What does a Midwife do?

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Assists in the development, implementation, and revision of nurse midwifery protocols and standards of care.

November 24, 2022

Performs Gynecology care through the lifespan, including but not limited to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of uterine bleeding, infections.

March 26, 2023

Participate in interdisciplinary meetings, which influence or determine policies effecting nursing practice relating to prenatal care.

April 09, 2023

Demonstrates the ability to develop and reformulate as necessary, differential diagnoses by priority, identifies the presence of co-morbidity, and uses diagnostic strategies and technical skills to monitor and sustain physiological function and ensure patient safety.

April 12, 2023

Participates professionally and works collaboratively to identify processes, principles to meet quality core metrics and documentation standards and expectations.

May 06, 2023

Provide full scope midwifery care in the inpatient and outpatient settings which includes physical exams, prescribing medications including contraception, ordering laboratory tests as needed, providing prenatal care, gynecological care, labor and birth care as well as health education and preconception counseling.

May 18, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Midwife in Albuquerque, NM

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

109276

135023

119083

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

109555

135222

119283

What is the average salary for Midwife in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Midwife in Albuquerque, NM. The base salary for Midwife ranges from $109,276 to $135,023 with the average base salary of $119,083. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $109,555 to $135,222 with the average total cash compensation of $119,283.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$119,083	$109,276 - $135,023
Bonus	$200	$279 - $200
Total Pay	$119,283	$109,555 - $135,222

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Midwife Salary Near Albuquerque, NM

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Rio Rancho, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $108,927 - $134,592	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Santa Fe, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $109,834 - $135,712	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Farmington, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,812 - $133,213	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Alamogordo, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,674 - $128,101	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Roswell, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $101,931 - $125,946	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Las Cruces, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $100,687 - $124,410	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM

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About Albuquerque, New Mexico

According to the United States Census Bureau, Albuquerque has a total area of 189.5 square miles (490.9 km2), of which 187.7 square miles (486.2 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), or 0.96%, is water. Albuquerque lies within the northern, upper edges of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion, based on long-term patterns of climate, associations of plants and wildlife, and landforms, including drainage patterns. Located in central New Mexico, the city also has noticeable influences from the adjacent Colorado Plateau semi-desert, Arizona-New Mexico Mountains, and Southwest plateaus and plains ...

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